Zachary Karabashliev is a Bulgarian novelist, playwright, and screenwriter whose
work has garnered international acclaim and multiple national literary awards.
With eighteen years in the writing community and twelve in the publishing industry as the Editor-in-Chief,
he has helped establishing CIELA as the leader in Bulgarian publishing. He lives in Sofia with his family.


THE LAST DOLPHIN HUNTER (ПОСЛЕДНИЯТ ЛОВЕЦ НА ДЕЛФИНИ) was published December 2025 and is #1 and #2 on Bulgaria's bestesslers list.
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WOUND (РАНА), published 2023 was a bestseller tittle with the following national awards:
• Novel of the Year Award by “13 Centuries of Bulgaria” National Endowment Fund
• Winner of “Elias Canetti” National Literary Award 2025
• Golden Lion Award for Novel with Greatest Social Impact
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THE TAIL (ОПАШКАТА) 2021

• Novel of the Year Award by “13 Centuries of Bulgaria” National Endowment Fund

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HAVRA (ХАВРА) 2017

• Novel of the Year Award by “13 Centuries of Bulgaria” National Endowment Fund.


18% GRAY(18% СИВО) 2008, became a bestselling title in Bulgaria, and was later published in the United States, France, Poland, Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, and other countries. It won the prestigious Novel of the Year Award in Bulgaria, and was filmed in 2020 as an international co-production.


His short stories included in the collections A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE AIRPLANE and SIMMETRY have been translated and published in many languages. His METASTASIS was published in the collection Best European Short Stories by Dalkey Archive Press in 2018.
His stage plays have been produced on stage in Bulgaria and US (La Mamma Theatre, New York, 2014, Chicago 2020) winning numerous prestigious awards.